From 73ded8c7914faf98fd7fb02cca958e61b8cc0563 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stewart Smith Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 16:49:31 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/device-tree/ibm, opal/firmware/version: clarify timeline of git-id vs version Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith Reviewed-by: Vasant Hegde Signed-off-by: Oliver O'Halloran --- doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst b/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst index ae84100780b3..5e76199ec909 100644 --- a/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst +++ b/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst @@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ The 'firmware' node under 'ibm,opal' lists system and OPAL firmware version. property describes OPAL symbol start address and size. ``version`` - property describes OPAL version. Replaces 'git-id', so may - not be present. On POWER9 and above, it is always present. + property describes OPAL version. It replaced a property named 'git-id' early + in the POWER8 lifecycle, so may not always be present. It will be absent on + IBM FSP based systems running firmware prior to FW840. The 'version' property + is present on all GA POWER8 BMC systems. + + On POWER9 and above, it is always present. ``mi-version`` property describes Microcode Image. Only on IBM FSP systems.